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WESTBROOK, Llewellyn Derek

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rank: Lt
status: survived
airforce: SAAF    (no: 328392V )
born: South Africa

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256 squadron (La Senia Airfield in Algeria)

Arrived 73 squadron 15th August 1944

Left the squadron 6th June 1945

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Squadrons:

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RAF 73 1944-08-01

Aircraft:

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MA751 Air test 1944-08-15
EP309 Local flying practice. 1944-08-15
JF560 Local flying practice. 1944-08-16
JK177 Four a/c practice formation. 1944-08-17
Airborne with P/O Letts to Vis 1100 to 1140 1944-08-23
MH602 Patrol of Vis with P/O Letts 1330 to 1505 1944-08-24
NH271 Patrol of Vis with P/O Letts 1515 to 1635 1944-08-25
ML425 Airborne from Vis with P/O Letts, patrol of island 1944-08-25
MA562 Patrol of Vis with P/O Letts, 1330 to 1445. 1944-08-26
NH271 Airborne from Vis with P/O Letts on patrol of the island. 1430 to 1550 1944-08-27
Airborne from Vis with P/O Letts on patrol of the island 1330 40 1430 1944-08-28
MA562 From Vis to base (Foggia) 1944-08-30
JK803 Air test 1944-09-02
MA485 Practice battle formation 1944-09-06
BS511 Practice battle formation 1944-09-08
BS511 Vincenzo to base 1800 to 1810 1944-09-08
ML425 Airborne with P/O Letts in search of Liberator reported in sea, nothing seen. 1944-09-10
NH297 To Falcanara to refuel. 1010 to 1105 1944-09-28
NH297 Three a/c sweep Zagreb area. Owing to bad weather had to return. 1200 to 1350 1944-09-28
NH297 Practice flying & interception 1944-10-02
PT617 Six a/c Sweep Banjaluka. At Okučani attacked 2 loco's both blew up. Another loco destroyed at Rajic. Some armored cars damaged. Intense accurate m/g fire 4 a/c hit. Attack broken off on another loco owing to flak cars alongside. 1944-10-04
NH297 To Falcanara but returned to base owing to weather. 1944-10-10
PT498 Four a/c sweep Banjaluka. Weather prevented penetration. 1944-10-12
EN359 Eight a/c sweep Zagreb area. Low lying cloud obscured the town but a break in the cloud offered 1 loco which was destroyed. 1944-10-16
NH297 Pratice flying 1944-10-24
NH297 Practice flying 1944-10-28
NH297 Four a/c to Vis to refuel 1000 to 1105 1944-11-01
NH297 Four a/c sweep Zagreb area from Vis returned to base low cloud 1220 to 1450 1944-11-01
NH297 Airborne with F/Lt Slade weather recce 0715 to 0900 1944-11-03
MA484 Five a/c patrolled Mostar to Sarajevo area. 1330 to 1600 1944-11-04
PT617 Air test 1944-11-06
PT498 Three a/c bomber escort but did not contact owing to weather conditions. 1944-11-08
NH271 Weather recce with F/Sgt Mickelthwaite, forced to return to base owning to very bad weather. 1944-11-14
PT498 To Vis to refuel 1120 to 1200 1944-11-18
PT671 Four a/c escort to Wellingtons bombing roads & buildings at Sjenica. Roads probably now impassable. 1944-11-18
PT498 Bomber escort Sarajevo to Visegrad areas. Approximately 50 four engine bomber seen, moderate 88mm flak. 1944-11-20
PV120 Airborne with F/Sgt Mickelthwaite escort three DC a/c. Ground personal of 6 squadron going to Niksic. 1944-11-22

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